Electoral results for the district of Monbulk
# Electoral results for the district of Monbulk

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Monbulk in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Monbulk

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| Bill Borthwick | Liberal | 1967–1982 |
| Neil Pope | Labor | 1982–1992 |
| Steve McArthur | Liberal | 1992–2002 |
| James Merlino | Labor | 2002–2022 |
| Daniela De Martino | Labor | 2022–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2022 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Daniela De Martino | 15,071 | 36.1 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal | Gareth Ward | 12,327 | 29.5 | −8.1 |
| | Greens | Michael Ormsby | 6,255 | 15.0 | −1.2 |
| | Independent | Johanna Skelton | 2,229 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Craig Cole | 2,069 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Animal Justice | Leah Folloni | 1,739 | 4.2 | +4.0 |
| | Family First | David Higgins | 1,197 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Freedom | Veronica Barnes | 910 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,797 | 95.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,063 | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,860 | 90.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Daniela De Martino | 24,056 | 57.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Gareth Ward | 17,741 | 42.4 | –0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –0.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2018 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Merlino | 15,912 | 41.89 | +4.35 |
| | Liberal | John Schurink | 13,823 | 36.39 | −3.73 |
| | Greens | Liz Hicks | 5,826 | 15.34 | +1.94 |
| | Democratic Labour | Joshua Norman | 1,251 | 3.29 | +2.14 |
| | Independent | Jordan Crook | 1,176 | 3.10 | +2.18 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,988 | 95.15 | +0.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,938 | 4.85 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,926 | 92.16 | −2.32 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Merlino | 22,266 | 58.61 | +3.65 |
| | Liberal | John Schurink | 15,722 | 41.39 | −3.65 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.65 | |

2014 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Mark Verschuur | 15,063 | 40.1 | −4.6 |
| | Labor | James Merlino | 14,096 | 37.5 | +3.4 |
| | Greens | Michael Clarke | 5,029 | 13.4 | −1.6 |
| | Animal Justice | Jennifer McAdam | 1,079 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Family First | Amelia Mason | 786 | 2.1 | −0.0 |
| | Democratic Labour | Ron Prendergast | 433 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| | Rise Up Australia | Ana Rojas | 427 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Jordan Crook | 342 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Country Alliance | Craig Jenkin | 293 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,548 | 94.8 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,044 | 5.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,592 | 94.5 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Merlino | 20,643 | 55.0 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Mark Verschuur | 16,905 | 45.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labor notional gain from Liberal | Labor notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.1 | |

2010 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Matt Mills | 14,506 | 42.55 | +5.16 |
| | Labor | James Merlino | 12,318 | 36.14 | -4.47 |
| | Greens | Jo Tenner | 5,244 | 15.38 | -0.78 |
| | Democratic Labor | Elizabeth Coyne | 618 | 1.81 | +1.81 |
| | Family First | Rajeeva Gunasekera | 610 | 1.79 | -2.37 |
| | Country Alliance | Simon Picknell | 528 | 1.55 | +1.55 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Mobsby | 264 | 0.77 | +0.77 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,088 | 95.56 | -0.29 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,582 | 4.44 | +0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,670 | 94.15 | +0.18 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Merlino | 17,762 | 52.08 | -4.45 |
| | Liberal | Matt Mills | 16,345 | 47.92 | +4.45 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.45 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2006 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Merlino | 13,263 | 40.6 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal | Clive Larkman | 12,212 | 37.4 | -0.0 |
| | Greens | Robert Stephen | 5,278 | 16.2 | +0.4 |
| | Family First | Carl Huybers | 1,359 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | People Power | Joanne Stride | 547 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,659 | 95.8 | -1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,415 | 4.2 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,074 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Merlino | 18,511 | 56.7 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal | Clive Larkman | 14,148 | 43.3 | +1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

2002 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Merlino | 14,303 | 43.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 12,285 | 37.4 | -11.6 |
| | Greens | Craig Smith | 5,182 | 15.8 | +8.8 |
| | Democrats | Tony Holland | 537 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Christian Democrats | Wolf Voigt | 532 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,839 | 97.1 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 974 | 2.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,813 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Merlino | 19,132 | 58.3 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 13,707 | 41.7 | -10.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1999 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 15,206 | 49.8 | -2.7 |
| | Labor | Leslie Wood | 12,266 | 40.2 | +2.0 |
| | Greens | Robyn Holtham | 1,928 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Frank Feltham | 443 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Christian Democrats | Wolf Voigt | 414 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Natural Law | Lorna Scurfield | 258 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,515 | 97.2 | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 870 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,385 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 16,241 | 53.2 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | Leslie Wood | 14,306 | 46.8 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

1996 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 15,684 | 52.5 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Philip Staindl | 11,390 | 38.2 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Louis Delacretaz | 2,024 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Natural Law | Jennifer Brain | 390 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
| | Independent | Terry Lonergan | 358 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,846 | 98.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 586 | 1.9 | -1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,432 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 16,442 | 55.2 | -0.1 |
| | Labor | Philip Staindl | 13,325 | 44.8 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

1992 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 14,584 | 50.8 | +8.4 |
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 10,368 | 36.1 | -16.0 |
| | Independent | Jenny Saulwick | 1,646 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Democrats | John McLaren | 1,568 | 5.5 | +5.2 |
| | Natural Law | Bill Watson | 542 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,708 | 96.9 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 907 | 3.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,615 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Steve McArthur | 15,814 | 55.3 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 12,771 | 44.7 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1988 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 14,384 | 51.89 | -1.82 |
| | Liberal | Nola Vulling | 12,167 | 43.89 | -2.40 |
| | Call to Australia | Christopher Shirreff | 1,168 | 4.21 | +4.21 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,719 | 97.26 | -0.50 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 781 | 2.74 | +0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,500 | 92.77 | +0.14 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 14,840 | 53.54 | -0.17 |
| | Liberal | Nola Vulling | 12,879 | 46.46 | +0.17 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.17 | |

1985 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 14,239 | 53.7 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Yates | 12,270 | 46.3 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,509 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 608 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,117 | 92.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

1982 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 12,477 | 41.8 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 11,727 | 39.3 | -7.0 |
| | Independent | Bert Wainer | 2,892 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Democrats | Milton Blake | 2,001 | 6.7 | -4.1 |
| | Independent | Jean Langworthy | 737 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,834 | 97.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 748 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,582 | 93.4 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Pope | 15,809 | 53.0 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 14,025 | 47.0 | -5.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 12,619 | 46.3 | -10.3 |
| | Labor | Francesco Cafarella | 11,400 | 41.8 | -1.6 |
| | Democrats | Malcolm Matheson | 2,938 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Australia | Ian Wood | 301 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,258 | 97.5 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 693 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,951 | 92.4 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 14,224 | 52.2 | -4.4 |
| | Labor | Francesco Cafarella | 13,034 | 47.8 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 | |

1976 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 13,978 | 56.6 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Stuart Morris | 10,704 | 43.4 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,682 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 561 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,243 | 91.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

1973 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 17,494 | 51.7 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Vernon Allison | 13,690 | 40.5 | -1.4 |
| | Australia | David Barford | 1,431 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Franciscus Hallewas | 1,215 | 3.6 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,830 | 97.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 788 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,618 | 92.2 | -1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 19,099 | 56.5 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Vernon Allison | 14,731 | 43.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

1970 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 12,582 | 47.3 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | James Simmonds | 11,151 | 41.9 | +5.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | George Noone | 2,865 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,598 | 97.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 791 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,389 | 94.1 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 15,079 | 56.7 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | James Simmonds | 11,519 | 43.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1967 Victorian state election: Monbulk :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 11,621 | 50.9 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Margaret Howells | 8,290 | 36.3 | +0.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Noel Clarke | 2,642 | 11.6 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Ronald Pike | 290 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,843 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 750 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,593 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Borthwick | 14,012 | 61.3 | -1.6 |
| | Labor | Margaret Howells | 8,831 | 38.7 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
